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    Little Waipa Reserve

    Little Waipa Reserve

    Paid CampsitesSouth Waikato, Waikato New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Little Waipa Reserve

    Paid CampsitesSouth Waikato, Waikato New Zealand 🇳🇿

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    Horahora Rd,Arapuni
    Phone number
    64 7 885 0340
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    Reviews

    10 Reviews

    🇬🇧
    Anonymous
    Oct 5, 2026
    Positive

    Really fantastic free campsite. Easy to sort the online permit, although we only stayed for one night so this may not have been needed. Clean toilets and free hot shower! Not too busy, fantastic views and nice and quiet. Would recommend absolutely!

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    Anonymous
    Aug 20, 2026
    Positive

    Wonderful free campground next to the lake with free hot shower!! Camped here for few days with my NSC,just need to get the permit for it which is easy to apply online.

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    Aurora
    May 4, 2026
    Positive

    Beautiful site! Free!! Just get a permit easy peasy online - same as jones landing etc After two nights I guess you had to pay for permits? We stayed two and it was lush! Huge space so lots of parking available with May views of the water. Toilets really nice and clean considering they’re drop toilets - no smell and no flies! Showers are warm and free!! Fairly clean just your usual bugginess and no light so if you want to shower before bed bring a torch! Really nice spot!

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    Naomi
    Mar 29, 2026
    Positive

    Beautiful area by the lake. Quite a lot of locals seem to camp out here long term. Warm showers were glorious!! Toilets in good nick too, rubbish disposal and recycling bins available. Free to camp for the first 2 nights

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    Anonymous
    Feb 22, 2026
    Positive

    Great spot with heaps of room. Longdrop toilet is great and not smelly

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    Anonymous
    Feb 3, 2026
    Neutral

    A very beautiful spot with a lake. The campsite is quite large. However, the toilets are very dirty, almost unusable.

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    Anonymous
    Dec 21, 2025
    Positive

    Hot showers!!!!! What a delight after long days hiking and travelling. Access to the river for swimming if you dont mind the cold. Two well maintained clean and not at all smelly long drop toilets. Few guests of the campsite playing music on big speakers but kindly stopped at 9:30pm and didnt resume until 7:30am. Bring mosquito repellent.

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    Nigel
    Jul 24, 2025
    Positive

    Stunning spot to park up. Sooo quiet. Good toilets and showers. No power or drinking water. Definitely recommend.

    🇳🇿
    Melanie
    Mar 23, 2025
    Neutral

    I stayed late March and it was very busy. Unbeknownst to me when I pulled up, I had done so next to a couple of homeless men. One in a car, another in a tent. They stayed up drinking and playing music until midnight. I left and found another spot just as beautiful and more secluded early the following day. A stunning location. Shame about a couple of inconsiderate men.

    🇳🇿
    Anonymous
    Jan 12, 2025
    Positive

    Great spot, now my favourite for the area over Horahora as it’s more chill, spread out and allows all types of camping without having people with big parties with their boats and jetskis. Long drop toilets and hot showers. Register online if you can get signal! It’s better closer to the toilets than the swimming area. Enjoyed swimming here, lake weed not as bad. Dog friendly and people kept their dogs under control.

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